playing on my new motorbike

**parsley** · 7th April 2005, 22:03

Originally Posted by Ghost Lemur

Only took it up this year, though, so I'll keep using that excuse. Loving the long boards. Although the shorts are fun too (and being a skinny geek I find them easier to get waves on).

I've been on a couple of surfing holidays, including one round the Northland (excellent trip - highly recommend it) but I'm just too heavy to stand up on anything shorter than 9'. Although when I say stand up I mean wobble a bit then fall off.

If you want to see me moving in style, get me on snow!

**surfchick** · 7th April 2005, 22:05

Originally Posted by Ghost Lemur

How do you carry your board on your bike?

that's been doing my head in- it would be awesome to figure out a way to get to surf, having arrived there by bike. the only place i'll get to do it is my folks- where i can leave a board perminantly at the beach and then drive there from AK.

**parsley** · 7th April 2005, 22:06

Originally Posted by surfchick

that's been doing my head in.

Yeah, I'm having the same problem with skis and snowboard. I suppose I can use my leathers and helmet on the slopes but I don't fancy riding a bike in skiboots!

**jrandom** · 7th April 2005, 22:07

Originally Posted by parsley

one round the Northland...

'The' Northland? I dunno, bloody immigrants...

**jrandom** · 7th April 2005, 22:09

Originally Posted by surfchick

drive there from AK.

Drive?

You don't *drive* a bike.

You ride it.

Slap!

**parsley** · 7th April 2005, 22:31

Originally Posted by jrandom

Drive?

You don't *drive* a bike.

You ride it.

Slap!

You remind me of a friend in England who insisted you couldn't fire an arrow from a bow because there was no chemical energy converted. We pointed out that there was chemical energy used in the muscles that pulled the bow but he said that was converted to potential energy and so didn't count.

You're both whingeing tossers.

**Motoracer** · 8th April 2005, 11:54

Originally Posted by surfchick

te he he- and- te he... I was teaching surfing down in whanga this summer, but i missed your bust-up! snapping someone elses board is a truely unforgivable sin. you'll snap less boards if you get out of the shallow water- unless you spectacularly nailed your board falling from the top of the wave onto it out the back. either way that's classic! surfing takes a long time- but it's the best sport there is...

Yep, it's almost as bad as breaking someone else's bike, trust me... errrr moving right along. I took the board off him and got it fixed straight away even though he said don't worry, so the situation was fixed.

It was in the shallow water and yep, lession was learnt the hard way!

Surifing is awesome but racing is the best sport there is!

**surfchick** · 8th April 2005, 20:11

Originally Posted by Motoracer

Surifing is awesome but racing is the best sport there is!

oh but wait till you get a barrel

then you can make the call! however, i'm in the same boat as i never raced... so now i can't make the call.

both are lovely lovely adrenalin sports. lovely. all of it is better than field or team sports...

(now i'm in trouble)

**Kickaha** · 8th April 2005, 21:51

Originally Posted by Motoracer

Surfing is awesome but racing is the best sport there is!

you mean there are other sports?

**surfchick** · 9th April 2005, 16:06

Originally Posted by Kickaha

you mean there are other sports?

surfing is king. although i never attached a side car to my surfbaord.. it might be fun to have company when i get sucked over the falls...

**surfchick** · 9th April 2005, 16:09

cheers for the ride in the rain today... lovely. i was stoked i wasn't the only mad arse in jeans... anyway- i was stoked to see you and thanks for your patience with the naanaaarrs. one day i'll find my apex...

**parsley** · 9th April 2005, 20:49

Originally Posted by surfchick

cheers for the ride in the rain today... lovely. thanks for your patience with the naanaaarrs. one day i'll find my apex...

No, thank you - you were plenty patient with the mad old fart who is terrified of motorways.

Personally, I'm going for my apogee.

**surfchick** · 10th April 2005, 19:53

i went for a ride today in the sun shine with the girles to port waikato & it was soooo much better than in the skittering rain storm we played in yesterday. corners were actually fun. It's all about sunshine!! how is the nu bike bedding in?? any more green goo? or all sweet as?

**parsley** · 10th April 2005, 20:08

Didn't get a chance to ride today - been stuck at this bloody PC doing crap for work tomorrow. Today looked like perfect riding weather.

No more green goo, but I've still got to take it in next week to get the bolt holding the exhaust on replaced.

**surfchick** · 11th April 2005, 20:28

Originally Posted by parsley

Didn't get a chance to ride today - been stuck at this bloody PC doing crap for work tomorrow. Today looked like perfect riding weather.

No more green goo, but I've still got to take it in next week to get the bolt holding the exhaust on replaced.

it's going to be hard for you to leave it back in eh? yay no more goo- a whole day without baby...

my helmet arrived today- a shoei raid 2- my gaaad it's quiet compared to the cheapie i was in the other day...